1994 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

1994 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1993–94
Teams	10
Finals site	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
Champions	Rider (2nd title)
Winning coach	Kevin Bannon (2nd title)
MVP	Charles Smith (RU)
Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments

The 1994 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was played February 28–March 3, 1994. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. Rider won the championship, their second consecutive, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament.

1993–94 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rider †	14	–	4		.778			21	–	9		.700
Monmouth	13	–	5		.722			18	–	11		.621
Robert Morris	11	–	7		.611			14	–	14		.500
Wagner	14	–	14		.500			16	–	12		.571
Fairleigh Dickinson	10	–	8		.556			14	–	13		.519
Marist	10	–	8		.556			14	–	13		.519
Mount St. Mary's	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Long Island	2	–	16		.111			3	–	24		.111
St. Francis Brooklyn	1	–	17		.056			1	–	26		.037
† 1994 NEC tournament winner

Format

The NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of a ten-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the four lowest seeds (7–10) and the other teams received a bye.

Bracket

	First round Monday, February 28, 1994					Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 1, 1994					Semifinals Wednesday, March 2, 1994					Championship Game Thursday, March 3, 1994
						1	Rider	74
	8	Saint Francis (PA)	103			8	Saint Francis (PA)	60
	9	Long Island	79								1	Rider	83
											4	Wagner	75
						4	Wagner	90
						5	Fairleigh Dickinson	81
																1	Rider	62
																2	Monmouth	56
						2	Monmouth	88
	7	Mount St. Mary's	90			10	Mount St. Mary's	77OT
	10	St. Francis Brooklyn	81								2	Monmouth	76
											3	Robert Morris	61
						3	Robert Morris	71
						6	Marist	52

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.

1994 NEC All-Tournament Team

Charles Smith, RU Tim Pennix, RU Glenn Stokes, MU Bobby Hopson, WC Deon Hames, RU John Giraldo, MU